6. In Sharah
of Fat'hul Qadeer, another famous Hanafi work, it is said:
"When it is confirmed in a city, it is binding
on all people. So seeing of the west is applicable to the east as well in the
clear interpretation of the Madhab." (Sharah Fat'hul Qadeer, 2: 314).
Here the west and the east mean the people living in
the west or east of a town. The rule will be same for them. But the rule is
different for the West and the East on the Mathla'h' al Fajre or the Date Line.
Those who live to the East of the Date Line say the Jumu'a prayer with a gap of
24 hours (one day) and their Kiblah is towards the East. They are called the
people of the East. Those who live to the West of the Date Line say the first
Jumu'a prayer and face the Kiblah towards the West. They are called the people
of the West. Here seeing of the West is not applicable to the East. This is
what Imam Shafiy (RA) was referring to. This rule
is not applicable to those who live in a western or
eastern country in relation to a place elsewhere on the Globe.